South of Redding, residents formed the Cottonwood militia more than a decade ago when five local businesses in the town were robbed on five subsequent nights, according to one of the group’s founders and leaders, Woody Clendenen. It has since grown from 11 members to a sizeable political force, including Zapata, with an increasingly savvy media reach across Northern California and beyond.
Its members are well-known in the community, offering a scholarship each year, hosting a boys’ camp, and sometimes being called in lieu of the police, said Clendenen.
“It grew into almost kind of a political action committee,” said Clendenen, a Cottonwood barber and bit actor in Hollywood B-movies. Candidates for office would call and court militia members for support, he said. Before the pandemic, he said, “our fundraiser dinners, the sheriff and the supervisors come.”
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Show Transcript VERMONT S ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS. LAST MONTH CONSUMERS RECEIVED.. ABOUT 5-MILLION áUNWANTED ROBOCALLS. MOSTLY SCAM ATTEMPTS. BUT NOW, THE A.G. IS POINTING TO A LANDMARK SETTLEMENT. WHICH HE SAYS COULD PROVIDE A PATHWAY TO FUTURE ENFORCEMENT OF THESE CRIMINAL CALLERS. JACK THURSTON HAS DETAILS. If you ve been worried lately about signs of divisiveness in our country- remember we are still truly united ((Nats phone ringing)) In our loathing for all those unwanted robocalls - many of them scams ((ROBOT VOICE: we will take enforcement action.)) that often impersonate real government agencies and make threats trying to get us to cough up cash. ((ROSS ELKORT / Hates Robocalls: 13:24: I do get a lot of calls, and sometimes it s like three or four a day from
Paso Robles, CA (March 2021) – Booker Winery, one of Paso Robles’ premiere boutique producers of Rhone-style red blends and Cabernet Sauvignon cult wines, is pleased to announce the opening of its newly constructed visitor’s center and tasting room facility, now taking reservations online.
Three years in the making, the renovations feature a 5,874-square-foot expanded outdoor tasting room, 10,070-square-foot underground wine caves, bocce courts and picnic areas overlooking the vineyards, ideal for lovers of great décor, music and wine.
Led by owner and winemaker Eric Jensen, Booker now offers new experiential packages along with traditional tastings of the collector-worthy Rhone-style red blends the brand is known for: Oublie, Ripper, Fracture, Vertigo and a selection of winery-only offerings, as well as acclaimed Cabernet Sauvignon varietals My Favorite Neighbor and Harvey & Harriet.
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